Although initially conceived as a concrete structure, switching to timber as the primary building material proved to have a host of benefits. When San Mateo County set out to build a new office ...

A new analysis could help architects and builders reduce the carbon footprint of truss structures, the crisscrossing struts that bolster bridges, towers, and buildings. Buildings are a big contributor ...

A move towards a built environment that centers sustainability and embodied carbon is driving innovation within mass and hybrid timber construction. In this piece, Buro Happold considers the power and ...

In fact, one study found a 19 percent reduction in emissions when comparing a mass timber structure with an equally sized steel structure. 1 Mass timber also comes from a renewable, naturally-growing ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. A Melbourne development has joined a push to grow the Australian timber tower movement and reduce the construction industry’s massive ...